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Films like The Rundown.

The Rundown (2003) reads as Neutral, breathless, extreme adventure / action, grounded in texture. Redemptive, epic, tender. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

Taxi 2 (2000) poster
1. Taxi 22000

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the relentless forward drive — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Shanghai Knights (2003) poster
2. Shanghai Knights2003

Keeps the relentless forward drive and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) poster
3. Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle2003

Keeps the relentless forward drive and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018) poster
4. The Spy Who Dumped Me2018

Keeps the relentless forward drive and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Big Game (2014) poster
5. Big Game2014

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the relentless forward drive — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Wild Hogs (2007) poster
6. Wild Hogs2007

Keeps the relentless forward drive and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

I Spy (2002) poster
7. I Spy2002

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the relentless forward drive — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Six Days Seven Nights (1998) poster
8. Six Days Seven Nights1998

Keeps the relentless forward drive and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Around the World in 80 Days (2004) poster
9. Around the World in 80 Days2004

Keeps the relentless forward drive and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) poster
10. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back2001

Keeps the relentless forward drive and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Shanghai Noon (2000) poster
11. Shanghai Noon2000

Keeps the relentless forward drive and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Charlie's Angels (2000) poster
12. Charlie's Angels2000

Keeps the relentless forward drive and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a running vein of humour.

These are The Rundown’s neighbours — where are yours?

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